Today, although I had already been drilled on this in training, they told me all about the details of malaria. It's carried by mosquitoes, or, to be more specific, female anopheles mosquitoes. Thanks to the high mosquito population in Brazil, it's endemic here. It's caused by germs called plasmodiums, and they hide in the salivary glands of the anopheles, and enter the humans through their skin when the anopheles bites them. Then, they travel to the liver, enter the bloodstream, and start to reproduce, causing symptoms with the reproduction cycle. It's serious. Malaria falciparum, caused by the plasmodium falciparum bacteria, can kill you or cause permanent brain damage. I don't know which is worse.
No comments:
Post a Comment